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The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Hasan Kukah, yesterday suggested that there would have been a coup had a Southerner occupied the Nigerian seat of power. He also referred to Islam as a violent religion. However, the Nigerian Islamic…

Actress Rahama Sadau has incurred the wrath of elite northerners known as Arewa Twitter for wearing a backless dress. Rahama Sadau's photoshoot with top wedding photographer, George Okoro has caused quite the stir on Nigerian social…

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba on Monday denied media reports which said he quit the France national team over comments made by the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The comments were perceived to be against Islam. The French…

Nollywood Actor, Bolanle Ninalowo has revealed reasons behind his conversion from Islam to Christianity. Ninalowo revealed God came to his rescue at a time where he was frustrated with the troubled situation of his life. The actor who…

Nollywood Actress, Adunni Ade has revealed she has become happier since her conversion to Islamic religion. In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, the actress recounted how she was raised by a Muslim Father who gave her the permission…

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday admonished Nigerians to live harmoniously irrespective of religious belief and faith. READ: Rolls-Royce is working on an all-electric plane called ACCEL Sanwo-Olu said this at the…

A lady on Twitter identified as Jade Jordan has revealed how she left religion to become a pornstar saying that it did not speak to her and how she also stopped wearing her Hijab which she said she wore from when she was 3 years old to when…

The current Minister for Transportation and former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has made some intriguing comments about Buhari’s nature before and after he assumed the seat of Nigeria’s president. Speaking at the Federal Executive…

Ustaz Sa’eed Abdur-Rauf, Director, Nigeria Office of International Institute of Islamic Therapy, has called on women, particularly Muslims, to appreciate the reality of polygamy in building lasting relationships. Abdur-Rauf made the call…

An Abuja-based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, has advised Muslims to cultivate the habit of visiting the graveyard to remember and prepare for life after death. Al-Yolawi, who is also the Chief Imam of Area 10 Garki Mosque in…

Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) today resolved to embark on a two-day warning boycott of courts in protest against the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen. The…

A tornado of reactions has followed the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Among such reactions was the suspension of campaigns by the People’s Democratic Party, the purported shutdown of…

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has been called upon to postpone its planned 15th National Biennial Conference billed to hold at IBB Square, Makurdi, Benue State from 5th to 8th February, 2019. The appeal was made by the…

Should well-meaning Nigerians, corporate organizations and religious groups ignore government’s passionate plea for support in the provision of economic and infrastructural succor to the citizenry? This was a riddle that threw an entire…

A message trending on social media alerting Christians not to attend a crusade tagged ‘We Are One’ because Muslims planned the crusade with the intention of bombing the venue in order to kill all Christians in Nigeria has been disputed by…

A Muslim group has issued a warning to Nigeria’s prominent political parties to stop messing up with the divine book of Islam. The warning was contained in a press release issued on Thursday, 17th January, 2019 by the Muslim Rights…

As the Federal Government asks the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, to vacate office and he is to face charges at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has highlighted the dangers inherent in…

A major Islamic group, the Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Waikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), one of the largest Islamic societies in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term of office. The Leader…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described late Aisha Ahmed Lemu as “a repository of knowledge whose depth of scholarship was overwhelming and enviable.” The president stated this in a condolence message issued by his Senior Special…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised red flags over the plan of Rev. Mathew Kukah to train Al-Majiri children in the North. In a statement put out by the Director of the body, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Muslim group asserted…

As Nigerian Christians join their counterparts in other parts of the world to mark Christmas, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has congratulated Christian leaders in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and all church-goers. In a…

Crisis is presently brewing in Ijebu-Ode as the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned the Awujale to steer clear of the Itun-Mefa Muslim community. Sounding the warning note on Wednesday, 12th December, 2018, the Islamic human rights…

The National Assembly (NASS) recently sent the amended Electoral Act to President Muhammadu Buhari. However, the latter is yet to append his signature. He has also given reasons for his action. Meanwhile the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)…

Some school authorities in Lagos State are forcing female Muslim students to remove their hijab before taking pictures meant for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) forms. This is contained in a press release issued by the Muslim…

President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that he is a descendant of Abraham and preached Religious tolerance amongst Nigerians. The President wrote an OP-ED piece titled, “Don’t politicise religion in Nigeria.” in The Church Times United…

As Nigerian Muslims join their counterparts all over the world today to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, he Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto and the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme…

The University of Ibadan International School (UIS) hijab snafu took another twist today when female Muslim students who wore hijab to resume with other students of the school were allegedly disallowed from entering the premises.…